The Factors Affecting on Earned Value Management

Abstract

Earned price management (EVM) is an associate degree business customary for observance the performance of in progress comes. The performance baseline is about up within the coming up with part to live any time and value deviations throughout project execution. EVM solely focuses on the project schedule (SPI) and value (CPI), and doesn't address alternative vital aspects of quality, Risk, safety and social factors. Therefore, this paper will explain the statistical study aims to know the most important factors that affect in implementation of EVM in a construction project in Iraq and it will be consisting of two main tools which are the assessment of the questionnaire and checklist to obtain real weights affecting the Iraqi construction projects. There is a need for understanding all affecting factors on estimate at completion in EVM. This will develop the equation of EVM. It will be necessary to study affecting factors to achieve major factors of EVM. Based on previous studies and interviews, 207 influential factors were identified. After the first questionnaire, the number was reduced to 73. Based on the interviews with experts, weights were determined and the most influential factors were 37 and were adopted as a checklist.